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Barons Court

We spent a lot of the time our first few days in and around our hotel while in London. Between the ridiculously lovely suite we were staying in and the crippling jet lag, it was difficult to leave. We finally had recovered enough by day four to wander beyond the realms of our hotel’s district to outlying neighborhoods. We hopped on the tube and explored an area we had passed through when on our way to our hotel a few days before. We formerly thought the area itself was called ‘Barons Court,’ which I think is understandable given most of the tube stop names have direct correlation to the area in which they stop in. But this tube stop is actually in the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. I adore the name of this area even more than ‘Barons Court’ because of its seemingly whimsical and fairytale like connotation. I associate most anything overly English sounding with story books and nursery rhymes (I blame Mary Poppins and Bedknobs and Broomsticks). It’s funny the things we encase in our memory from childhood and how they stick with us through our life.

After arriving, we wandered through the streets and explored. American architecture is inspired by a million different discombobulated things but these English homes seem to have their own unique style and whimsy that we just don’t get to experience in the states. We couldn’t help but fantasize about living in a flat of our own, if not in this area then at least in another outlying borough of the city. I imagine a beautiful little flat, two stories, possibly a back yard with a garden, a place where we could fall deeper in love with each other and the new city we live in. I know now it all seems like a dream but I believe dreams can become reality if you work hard enough to make them happen. I’m excited to see how our future unfolds and when we find ourselves in London next…

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7 hours agoby cory_burnsedBeing in the midst of so many projects lately has left very little time to sit down and just take in the small things. Jade and I still do our best to make it a priority however and make sure we go for coffee and read at least once a week. I'm still reading Amy Poehler's book and am about half way through. I'm in a chapter where she reminisces on her time in improv and what an impact it was on her life.
In high school, I discover improv in sophomore year and fell in love with the short form style of performing. When I was a child I was deathly afraid of being on stage and had a few memorable breakdowns ending in tears and 'no, you can't make me' and 'I don't wanna.' Improv got my head out if the over thinking space and put me in the moment on the spot, and I just had to go with my guy. I like to think I was really good at it, or at least my teacher and friends told me I was. One can never tell if people are being supportive of truly genuine. Either way it sparked my interest so much I stick with it every year for the rest of high school, giving me the confidence to join one act plays and by senior year be in the school production of 'I Hate Hamlet,' where I played Gary the hack agent.
I even went on to college to continue acting and improv, where I had a small dream of doing improv professionally. It didn't take too long for me to realize that improv and acting meant struggling with little to know money for your craft, and an endless unknowing of stability. That concept alone was enough to pull my head out of the clouds and push me through the rest of college. I still believe my experience in acting and improv improved my communication and quick thinking abilities and allows me to fulfill my role to the fullest in whatever job I have. I would still like to take another improv class in the future or join a group who performs one a month. It strange to have a want to perform since it still, at the core of me, is terrifying and am Not sure why I would want to subject myself to that kind of anxiety. Must be part of the creative experience; putting ones self into uncomfortable situations only to overcome them. Have you been involved with improv or acting?